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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. SEW ST LETTERS FROM OUR SPA? CIAL CORRESPONDES TS. V Items of Interest From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. SOT?CE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will ye&ch this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an Inpossibility to have them appear in the paper issued that day. - PRIVATEER. Privateer, May 22.-The farmers Ure well up with their work, but crops are very small for this time of the year, arid the cool nights have cotton looking very bad. Misses Sadie Nettles and Laura "SVhilden, of Sumter, spent the week end at Mr. G. A. Nettles' and Mr. J. 3L Kolb's. Mr. G. F. Rivers, of Elloree, is spending some time at Mr. E. W. Riv? ers*. Misses Ammie, Inez .and Corin Wells are visiting friends and rela? tives at Wedgefield. There was no preaching at Bethel Sunday afternoon, as the pastor, Rev. ""William Haynsworth, is attending the Southern Baptist convention in Rich? mond, Va.* . MAYESVILLE. Mayesville, May 23.-Telephone communication between Sumter and this place seems to be at an end. For imite a while subscribers here have fceen unable to use their 'phones, and they are beginning to make com? plaints against the way things are running. A few months ago, new poles were put up all along the line, inat nothing else has been done since tlien. The service has never been the l>est, but it was a convenience even then, and its being cut off entirely has caused- much inconvenience and an? noyance. Mr. J. F. Bland, Jr., is preparing to engage in stock-raising on an exten? sive scale on his farm near here. He viii raise beef and pork for the local market, and will open an up-to-date market in the fall. Miss Carrie Mayes has gone to Wadesboro, N. C., to visit her sister, Mrs. W" B. Smith, who is quite sick. Misses Nettie and Hattie Mayes' and "Minnie Chandler have returned from the Red Springs Seminary, " of Red .Springs, N. C., which they have at? tended the past season. Prof. F. L. Jackson, principal of the Mayesville High SchooL.wili trav? el during the summer for his alina mater, Davidson College. - 'I Mayesville, May 24.-The Mayes*, ville High School closed. yesterday and last night the closing, "exercises: were held which were weil. attended tr" I hy a large audience. The program;' was quite interesting and was success j fully carried out, the pupils well l trained for the occasion, as they all ac- j quitted themselves with much credit. ! ^ i The evening s exercises were, a fitting vel?se to a. year of successful work, j and the teachers, Prof. F. L . Jack- j son and Miss Louise McMurray,1 j?iould feel repaid for their diligence.; I*rof. Jackson left this moaning for: Ids home at Gastonia, N. C., and Miss; McMurray for her home at Fort Mill, j S. C. They have the best wishes of the; patrons of the school and their many] friends. "Little Miss Mattie Lee Thomas en-' tertained a number of little friends at a birthday party yesterday afternoon. Miss Lydia Lee, of Charleston, is! -visiting her niece, Mrs. C. D. Cooper, j Mrs. King and Mks Eliza King, of | Bethune. S. C., are visiting at Mr. "C F. King's. Miss Pearl McElveen, of Salem, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. F. King. Mr. R. A. Chandler, Jr., has gone to Davidson, N. C., to attend the com? mencement exercises of Davidson Col? lege. Work has been commenced on the telephone line between here and Sumter and better service is expected soon. Mayesville, May 27.-During the absence of Rev. H. A. Knox, who is attending a meeting of the trustees of Chicora College at Greenville, the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church was filled yesterday morning by Rev. John Gray, who preached a very forceful and impressive sermon on the promises of Christ. He held the closest attention of the large congre? gation that was present. Mr. and Mrs. Gray are visiting Mrs. Gray's pa? tents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Muldrow. He was until recently pastor of the Salisbury. N. C., church, resigning on account of ill health. In the evening the pulpit was filled hy Rev. W. H. Workman of the Salem <B. R.) Church who has been here only a few months, coming from Roanoke. Va., Mr. Workman's sub r-T^ect was Christian faith and the fear of God, and his sermon was filled with deep, wholesome thoughts that appealed to all of his hearers. The congregation of the church was, in? deed, fortunate in hearing these two able ministers yesterday in the ab? sence of their pastor. A heavy rain fell in this section yesterday and all crops are looking better as a result. The planters re? port very favorable crop conditions in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Alexander, of Kural, spent Sunday with Mr. M. C. Mayes. Mr. R. J. Bland and family, of Sumter, were in town yesterday visit I ing relatives. Mr. Trabue Barksdale spent Sun? day at Dr. W. M. Bradley's. Miss Alice Warren, who is engaged in mission work in East Tennessee, is at home for a vacation. Mrs. S. M. McCall and children are visiting relatives at Florence. Mrs. G. W. Thomas, of Sumter, was in towm last night. Messrs. J. R. and M. C. Mayes leave tonight for Anderson to attend the grand lodge Knights of Pythias. Miss Mayme Mayes is visiting Mrs. Leila Mayes in Sumter. Miss Fannie Strauss, of Clio, is vis? iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Strauss. A number of the fans are attending the Orangeburg-Sumter game in Sumter today. The Game Cocks have the best wishes of the local lovers of the great sport. Miss Laura Burgess, who has been attending school here, left for her home at Foreston this morning. MAX. Max, S. C., May 27.-Miss Annie Truluck has gone to. Greenville to at? tend the commencement of the G. W. C., and will extend her visit to other places before returning. Mrs. Belle Turner of Lake City spent Saturday and Sunday wuth her aunt. Mrs. Malissa Tomlinson, who is sick. Misses Ellen Carraway, K. Ellen Burgess and Rhea Truluck attended the closing exercises of the Lynchburg j Graded School last Friday night. Rev. B. K. Truluck preached a very impressive sermon on the deathbed repentance, at Eetrlah school house, last Sunday afternoon. Little Jennings, bright and lovable, eight-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Truluck, died Sunday morning after several weeks illnesa and will j be buried at Bethel this morning. Byron, a son of Mr. Martin Truluck, , was bitten by a snake last Friday, j Dr. Moore tre.;*ed the case effectually. An enorm us snake was killed near Beth?: Sunday. His snakeship was engaged in swallowing an eel. A good rain fell Sunday. LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, S. C., May 25.-The closing exercises of the Lynchburg Graded School were held in the usual building last evening with great cred? it to~the teachers and pupils. There was not a ripple of disorder or "sl?p up^T&td mar the pleasantness of the occasion, and all present-some four or five hundred persons-were de? lighted. The pupils acquitted them- , ?.elves in a most creditable and praise? worthy manner, and the audience, .-?th the evident tact of the principal Prof. Erunson, and his co-workers, Misses Annie Keels, Ora Coleman. Mamie McNeil, was "carried away..' The execution of the program was really perfect. Here it s: Chorus-"Ho, for Carolina." Paper on South Carolina-By Cor? rie Stokes. Dialogue-(Selection from Timrod) -By Effie McLeod, Flossie Miles, Vir? ginia Galloway. A Story-("A Little Eag of Rice) By Carrie Cribbs. Dialogue-("Carolina, Our Pride") -Ey Rembert Stokes, W. T. McLeod, Jr., Wesley Hawkins. The Indigo Story-By Annie Stokes. Paper on Calhoun-By Emma Belle Frierson. Acrostic - (Carolina) - By eight boys. Flag Drill-By eight boys and eight girls. Recitation-(To the Women of the Confederacy)-By Lina Dennis. The Children's Song Air, "Mary? land." Recitation-"The South in the Rev? olution"-By Norman Gamble. Hoop Drill-By sixteen girls. Recitation-(Hampton)-By Eliza '":th McNeil. Solo-"Trouble Ev erywhere' '-Ey Corrie Stokes. Tamborine Drill-By twelve young ladies. Chorus: "Dixie." The feature of the program was tho "Flag Drill." The Tamborine Drill, of time, was dramatic. The solo, "Trouble Everywhere." by Corrie Stokes, won much applause. It is difficult to say with accuracy, really which pupil succeeded best as all .vere first class. Teachers for another year will be appointed later. Prof. Brunson anti some of the assistants are undecided as yet. Lynchburg. S. C., May 2S.-The sudden and considerable fall in th? temperature during last night leaves its signs on vegetation, notably on cotton, which, coupled with other misfortunes and backsets, has a ten? dency to prolong, or renew, as the case may be, that old semi-sour look on faces of some-may be many-of our farmers. Hon. E. D. Smith stomped over here today and gives to us an encouraging, but to them, a discouraging account . of the cotton prospect. Mr. Smith's very soul is wrapped up in cotton, 'and it is entwined in his mind. Any I information concerning cotton, he ' is ever ready, able and willing to give. Col. J. A. Rhame is attending the Pythian convention in Anderson. Mrs. Phil. Miller, aft-rr several days* j visit in this pla^e, has returned to her ! home in Eennetts-v file. Miss Ora Coleman, assistant and j accomplished teacher in Lynchburg j graded school, lias returned to her home in Laurens to spend her vaca? tion. It seems she had sn escort back-weil, it was a gentleman, and a fine young man at that. Miss Annie Keels, accon par.ied by several friends will leave here for Atlantic City on next Thursday. They will take in the Jamestown Exposi? tion on their return. Dr. Tarrant, Rev. S. O. Canty, John F. McIntosh, Walton McLeod, J. Lee Parnell, with several others, among whom were Messrs. T. X. Griffin and sons, Simon and Rufus, witnessed the ball game in Sumter yesterday, and surely were well entertained. Mrs. J. A. Rhame. while in her garden picking some beans or peas yesterday morning, was bitten or scratched on her hand by her pet cat, and it seemingly attempted to spring on her, bu* she frightened it off. Whether it did it playfully or other? wise can only be conjectured, but it was not a very playful cat. Suffice it to say, its head was amputated and sent to the Atlanta Pasteur Institute for examination, but no one here takes it seriously-not even Mrs. Rhame. Lots of talk 'round here again about several marriages between now and fall. But the Lord only knows what'll be the outcome of all of it. Our esteemed and genial friend, Prof. Brunson, is still here, and seems to be considering matters, the nature of which is his own business. We wish he could be attracted perma? nently to this place. WISACKY. Wisacky, May 27.-We were.visited by a heavy rain and wind storm yes? terday afternoon. The rain was greatly needed and will hasten the oats to mature, for horse feed is j very scarce in this community. Corn and cotton are growing nicely. Cotton chopping and plowing corn has been the order of the day until the heavy rr in came yesterday. - There is very much sickness around here, and Dr. Alford is kept busy. Mrs. James English continues to linger and improves very slowly. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Perrott are grieved to hear of the j ?er.:h of their noble son, Luther. He > 6. been desperately ill for nearly two werk I, and passed away Saturday vlght, and was buried the next after . " ^n at the Presbyterian cemetery. ",5Ltle Jakie, the youngest son of Mr. 1 arrott. continues very iii, having .cen taken sick soon after his brother Luther. The friends here of Mrs. Eva C. .rriih, of Bishopville, h;-ve been very L'.nea&y about her since her rec t nt ill? ness. We are glad to know she is ?some beete:-, but she is not yet out of danger. Mrs. Sallie Baskin, living near Bish opville, came on a visit to Mrs. K. J. Williams, of this place, last Wednes? day, and was taken very ill suddenly. Her son. Dr. A. C. Baskin, hastened to her bedside, and after a few hours nursing -took her to her home. She has rallied and is improving slowly. The Wisacky school will close Fri? day with a big picnic, at James' mill. Lieut. Gov. Th os. G. McLeod has been invited to deliver an address on that occasion. TINDAL. Tindal, May 28.-Fine rains passed over this section on Saturday and Sunday, and was gladly received by the farmers, as their crops were o bout ali worked up and the earth v. as beginning to get dry and thirsty. Crops have greatly improved with? in the last few days. Miss Evelyn Wallace spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Susie Hodge. Miss Louisa Broadway has been spending some time with friends at Faxville. Mr?. Bea G. Hodge, who has been very sick for some time, is said to be improving. Rev. J. D. Huggins, of Allendale, and Di*. C. C. Brown spent a short while at Tindal on Monday. Mr. T. E. Hodge spent Wednesday in Sumter. Messrs. Harry Hodge and J. Has? kell Broadway were in Manning last Monday. The health of the community is not very good. There is some sickness at almost every house. STATEBURG. Stateburg. May 27.-Misses Irene and Edith Moore and Master John Moorf1. of Statesville, N. C.. are visit? ing relatives here. Mr. Richard Richardson, of Sum? ter, spent Sunday at "The Ruins," the lovely home of Mrs. James Pinckney. ? Miss Amy Parker is visiting Mrs. Sere ven Moore. Mr. Guy Warren, of Sumter, and Mr. R. M. Burgess, of Manning. w< re the guests of Mr. Frank P. Burgess on Sunday. Mrs. F. H. McLeod and Master j James McLeod, of Florence, are vis j iting Mr:-. S. E. Nelson. j Mr. Early M ellette spent Sunday end Monday at home. Miss Minnie Moore, of Sumter, was the guest of Mrs. James Pinckney on Sunday. Master Harrison Saunders spent Saturday in Camden. Miss Mary Burgess spent Sunday with her cousins, the Misses Burgess, at "Waverley." Miss Bettie Frierson, who has been teaching a kindergarten at Pelzer, U at home for the,holidays. Rev. W. H. Barnwell is spending today in Clarendon with friends. Miss Annie X. Burgess left on Sat? urday to, visit friends in Summerton. Mrs. Charlie Pinckney and her at? tractive little daughter, Emma, of Sumter, were the guests of Mrs. R. M. Cantey on Wednesday. DURANT. Durant, S. C., May 27.-Mr. John Durant and Miss Fulton of Brewing ton will be married Wednesday. . Miss Daisy Witherspoon, who taught school near Pinewood the past year, arrived last Friday. She was accompanied by her friend, Miss Mag? gie McFaddin. Miss Ruby Williams has been con? fined to her bed for two weeks with malarial fever. Miss Ellen Gaillard, after a pleas? ant visit to her brother. Mr. Willie Gaillard, returned home last week. ?he will leave in a few days for Rich? mond, Va., and the exposition. An enjoyable picnic was held at Lewis' Chapel Thursday. There were two games of bair during the day. one between the older team of Durant and Concord nines and the two younger teams. Our young nine play? ed a fine game, but the oider was badly beaten. They retired to the home of Mr. Joe Brunson that evening. where a pleasant sociable was held. Miss Ada. Phelps, who taught the Enterprise school the past year, re? turned to her home in Camden on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reaves spent Saturday in Sumter. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, May 25.-Nothing hardly worth relating hereabouts. We are having fine weather to kill grass, but our gardens are burning up for want of rain. Crops seem to be get? ting along all right. Corn has taker, a start to grow at last, cotton looks reasonably well, so far, notwithstand? ing the cod nights we have been tiav :ng. No sick to report this week. Mr. James B. 'McIntosh, Jr., of Manchester township, was severely 'rut with- a razor in the barber shop :i Pinewood last Saturday by Peter Tindall, a negro barber. Tindall has 'led, so I have been informed. MARINE BAND NOT COMING. J "Var Department. Will. However. Send j Troops ?nd First Artillery Land to tho Unveiling, 'pecial to the State. Washington, May 23.-The Marine band is not going to State burg on the occasion of the unveiling of the Gen. Thomas Sumter monument on August 14. Col. John J. Dargan is doubtless disappointed, but he is still awake and astir. He has made application at the war department for the garri? son at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie <:ne or both, to go to Stateburg, and rot being able to get the Marine band: he has asked for the band at the forts. The First Artillery band is not ciuite so good as the Marine band :t Washington, but' all those who have been to the State fair and th. State ball on the occasion when the First Artillery band has been in Co? lombia are aware that this famous b; nd in Charleston will "Startle the n: rives" round about in the neighbor hood of Stateburg almost as much as the 70-pieee band from the national capital. The reason they assign at the navy department for not sending the band down to Stateburg is that it has an? other engagement; according to law it must play on the white lot in Wash? ington on Saturday evenings and in front of the capitol on Wednesday evenings, so that the populace may be delighted. The navy department officials wrote letters to the postmas? ter at Sun:ter. inquiring as to the ex? act locality cf Stateburg, the number of hotels there and the number each hotel can accommodate. The post? master was doubtless at great pains to g've the information exactly, as the u wn of Stateburg consists chiefly of Col. Dargan. This little idea, exprtssi-d thus, i? net an attempt to knock Stateburg and certainly is not with any inten? tion <>f discounting or disparaging Coi. Pargan's enthusiasm or his excel? lent work. And it is evidence, to the contrary, that other people located ?.ver in the near neighborhood of Col. Dargan's school, the General Thomas Sumter Memorial academy, are also awake and astir about this thing. The General Thomas Sumter Memo? rial acad'-n.y is located about three miles from the railroad station of Claremont. That, I believe, is the name of the station. Stateburg was ce a rival of Columbia for the loca? tion of the State capital. This was some time ago. though, and Columbia has-, grown a little faster than State burg. Many of the people at State burg, it seems, are not altogether as enthusiastic as Col. Dargan about bringing these bands and troops and tens of thousands of people, in auto? mobiles and things to Stateburg. They would not know what to do with them. Ten thounsand people are a good many folks. The people of Stateburg might contrive to eat them, but wherewithal will they be able to sleep them It will be recalled that when Col. Dargan came to Washington the president wrote on the bottom of the letter of introduction from Gov. An? sel, a note to the war department ask? ing that whatever Col. Dargan want? ed should be done. Col. Dargan want? ed the Marine band and he wanted the troops from the Charleston forts. Ft seemed at the time that he would get them. The officials of the war de? partment nearly fainted when they saw the president's note requesting that it should be done and they pro? ceeded to see if it could be done. Mr. Newberry, the assistant secretary of the navy, having looked into the le? gality of the matter, has found out that the Marine band will have to play on the white lot and in front of the capitol on that particular day, so that it cannot go. Eut at the same time, it doth not appear to the war department officials that there is any reason, legal or oherwise, why the garrison from the Charleston forts should not go and the commander of the division in which the garrison are located has been ordered to send the troops up to Stateburg. Whether or not the First Artillery band will go has not been definitely decided. It is, however, very probable that it will be sent. When Col. Dargan was here he said all sorts of special trains were going to run to Stateburg and, while the people down in that neighborhood who have been uneasy about the Stateburg accommodations say the monument is three miles from the railroad, Col. Dargan will doubtless bc able to organize a very attractive wagon excursion from the railroad train to this monument and back, and everything will be lovely. Very irobably. as they are saying, the ex? ercises at the monument will be only a part of the day's entertainment, the 1 ?">.<)00 people who are present will '-ave to walk or ride in their automo iles a quarter of a mile or more to ho Gtner.rr.l Thomas Sumter Memo al academy. When the request was made of the pr?sident, of the war department and r; the navy department for these va ious governmental functionaries ' to get enthusiastic about this monument, : was nat .ral for them to s?pose here .hat it was a big monument to the :v> emory of Gen. Sumter, and they vere very much interested in it. It .vas not known that the monument vas simply a stone to mark the grave nd the cst of it but -51.000. On the whole, though, it will doubt? less be an interesting occasion. Col. r.rgan will be in his glory and tho 10.000 people will have a good time. I om simply giving the Washington end of it with the hope that these few re? marks will not deter anybody who de? sires to go over there. I only wish that I myself might be numbered among the 10,000. Zach McGhee. ! WANT THE TROOPS. The Sumter Family Not Objecting to Participation of United States Troops in Unveiling Ceremonies. The report having been published that some of the Stateburg people were opposed to having the United states troops take part in the ceremo? nies at the unveiling of the monument to'Gen. Sumter and it being also cur? rently rumored that the Sumter fam? ily shared these views, Mr. Sebastian -umter sent the following telegram to President Roosevelt: .'Sumter, S. C., May 25, '07. ..To the President of the United States, Washington, D. C.: '.The Sumter family, of which I am rhe oldest living member, being now eighty-seven years of age, earnestly desire that the United States troops and band attend the unveiling cere? monies of the monument to Gen. Sumter at his tomb on August 14th. "Sebastian Sumter. " STRUCK BY LIGHTINIG. Four Mules and a Horse .Killed .and Barn Burned Saturday afternoon. On Saturday afternoon lightning struck the large barn and stable on Mi. R. M. Jenkins'' farm, three miles ffrom this city, killing three mules ?nd a horse, belonging to Mr. Jenkins and three hogs which were the prop? erty of Mr. John B. Bradley, who has charge of the farm. The barn and stables were burned together with the contents-a large lot <>f corn, forage, eic. belonging to Mr. Bradley. At the same time a mule belonging to Wilson Dix. colored, who lived across the branch from the Jenkins farm-a distance of several hundred yards-was also struck by lightning and killed. Old papers 20 cents per hundred.